FWIW, this seems an MA version of the charity scams to come out of Africa. As my contact info was gotten through AikiWeb, I post this here. Based on precedents, I'm very doubtful that this is legitimate. I'm willing to stand corrected should someone have inside info.

I searched Snopes (Urban Legends) and Google on 'Serbian Martial Arts Library Project'. Snopes returned nothing. Google only had this (nothing) http://www.websitings.com/guestbook/guestbook.cfm?random=jdressel

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Dear Friend,

I was found your e-mail address on the Aiki Web Aikido Forums, and I writting
to you in hope that you will be able to help me. I'm founder of 'Serbian Martial
Arts Library Project'.
Purpose of this Project is creating a lending Library in the local Aikido Club,
in Kraljevo, central Serbia, for the benefit of all people from this country
interested in martial arts.
Now, this Project is very difficult to realize, and need many financial helps.
It is not possibly for me to continue work on this Project, because financial
help for this Project is necessary.
Here in in my country social situation is very difficult. So, if you are able
to help me financially, please send me to my address below your donation through
Western Union bank transfer, or through a valid cheque, to my address below,
through air-mail, or surface mail.

I hope that you will be able to give me anykind support in my honorable effort.
In any case, thank you, and I will looking forward to hear from you, and hope
to stay in contact with you.

What may be nice is if Mr. Banovic could log in to the forums or this thread, introduce himself and explain why he felt it necessary to approach people thru direct unsolicited e-mailing instead of opening a discussion where he could explain his situation in more detail and get responses on how to proceed with the project and gain funding for it.

What do you folks think?

L.C.:ai::ki:

Ron Tisdale

02-27-2004, 09:06 AM

I got one too, and I agree Larry, he should open a topic and post. I didn't reply to the email, and won't be.

Ron

giriasis

02-27-2004, 10:42 AM

I got it, too. I blocked it and deleted it.

Mel Barker

02-27-2004, 10:42 AM

I received it as well. This is the second one. It screams racket.

I constantly have friends forward email hoaxes to me, so I'm sure it'll dupe a few.